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Pentanchidae

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Pentanchidae

Taxonomy
Pentanchidae is a family.

It was assigned to Galei by Jordan (1963); and to Carcharhiniformes by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Pentanchidae Jordan p. 598
2019Pentanchidae van der Laan p. 43

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyPentanchidae
familyPentanchidae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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G. †Caninoa Nardo 1844
G. †Caninotus Nardo 1844
G. †Pentanchus Smith 1912
G. †Thalassoklephtes Gistel 1848
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available